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Recognised as Colour

#9AA4EA

  • #9AA4EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA4EA is a blue with RGB values 154, 164, 234 and HSL 232°, 66%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AA4EA#9AA4EA
HEX#9AA4EA
RGBrgb(154, 164, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6431, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.4%, 64.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.5, 65.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 34.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,762
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EACEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#84B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE09A
Analogous#9ACCEA, #B89AEA
Triadic#EA9AA4, #A4EA9A
Split complementary#EAB89A, #CCEA9A
Tetradic#EA9ACC, #EAE09A, #9AEAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0FC
Lighter +10%#C4CAF3
Darker −10%#707EE1
Darker −20%#4658D8
Darker −30%#283CC3
Darker −40%#202F98
More saturated +25%#8B99F9
Less saturated −25%#A9AFDB

Channel breakdown

R154
G164
B234
Red154 (60.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.57%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A4 · B EA

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